Afghanistan

Afghanistan entered the Super Sixes stage of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier knowing they needed to win their next three matches to stand any chance of progressing to the main event next summer. The first stage of that mission is complete, after they defeated the previously unbeaten Windies by three wickets in an absorbing, topsy-turvy…

After an action-packed 20-match group schedule, the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 enters the business end from Thursday when sides in the Super Six stage will aim to finish in the top two to book their tickets to the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament – the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be staged…

Rovman Powell struck a stunning maiden ODI century under pressure and Jason Holder spearheaded his second consecutive recovery effort to help the West indies to a third straight win that confirms their place in the Super Sixes. The duo guided Windies to 257/8 in 50 overs after they had been 83/5 in their Group A…

Don’t miss a single ball of the action across the board as the final two places in the 2019 Cricket World Cup are determined in Zimbabwe. Afghanistan v Hong Kong Nepal v Scotland The Netherlands v United Arab Emirates Papua New Guinea v West Indies

A century from Calum MacLeod and his record 208-run stand for the third wicket with Richie Berrington gave Scotland, the defending champions, a comfortable seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the teams’ opening match of the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.

Afghanistan batsman Asghar Stanikzai will miss the start of the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix, which is likely to see him out of action for up to 10 days.